pte
rning yet-he'd only woken from thirst.He let out a l
ed a bottle of water from the fridge. He drained it in one go,
bedroom light, his gaze
he'd fallen asleep. O
en he forced it away. He shouldn't care. He didn't care.He
*
Mor
o make a sound. She had no idea if Bruce had left fo
was still asleep.Isn
the memory of his temper stopped her. Sh
that exact moment, th
muffled groan, shifted sl
. She rushed to check the time.1
something was critically imp
spine. Would he blame her
ed closer, tapping his arm a
d softly, stil
u're late
espo
e quietly left the room and
*
Hours
eady left for work.Just as her hand touched the doork
was an emergency I couldn't ignore.
dged his tone."Thank God. Thank you, Mr. Bro
all e
is hand curled into a tigh
led back to the guest room a
*
adn't seen Lyra since waking, and he was glad. If she appear
meeting with Mr. Brown.She nearly
per wife and woken him up, non
s, lowlife wife he hated wi
ear the stairs, then being pulled back
ely.His worthles
ered."No, sire is still
in one bitter gulp, stood, grabbed his car keys
ved.It was almost noon. She sat at the table
hone
thing cruel to you
id until
he police. Or call me. I'll come o
nced at her strangely. It was the
You'd d
ay
e laugh for thre
nly I can do
.. onl
*
any, Bruce stared at his tablet screen.Th
Every smile.Every soft, happy
r his face.Not anger-not yet.Some
ther man.She felt s
tablet do
quiet, and lethal
e? She thinks another m
d learn exactly w
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